music at your store?

techelite · Guru

RE: music at your store?

jkoit · Member

Anonymous wrote:
whats the song with the lyrics It doesn't take forever When it comes, it comes on strong Once you feel the fire inside you You'll rise above to where you belong

i'm curious as well as to what song this is

it's been bugging me for months

Date: Jan 2, 2015

I am so sick of the tired music that is played in my store that I am almost at my wit's end!! Same old teeny-tiny playlist, songs played over and over and over. Some songs are played nearly every single day, or at least it seems that way. I have asked store managers and their answers are vague or 'we should bring this up to the cultural council" I was told that there are several possible genres/formats available, but ours is called a "Mix" whatever that means. Basically, the playlist is so narrow that (considering that tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of songs considered "hits" have been recorded in the US alone just in the last 40 years) my Kroger has a list that can't be more than 1 half of 1 percent of hits made in that time period. Seems like about 100 songs or less on the playlist. Perhaps more, but I haven't heard a single "new" song in the last several months. So-called "country" music plays up til around 7:00 am, then it switches over to this "mix" which is mostly rock and rather "hard" rock that does not appeal to ALOT of our shoppers, a good percentage of whom are in their 60s, 70s and 80s. The selection of songs seems specially chosen to annoy older shoppers and irritate employees (well, the employees who have not yet been reduced to mindless drones who go about their work like zombies). A few disco songs (about 6) are included in the playlist: 1) Rapture, by Blondie 2) Fly, Robin, Fly (forget who that is) 3) Candi Staton's "Young Hearts run Free" 4) Heart of Glass (Blondie) I will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) and maybe a couple others. Never mind that there were thousands of hit disco songs, some of them rather good even considering the fact that many "music experts" sneer at the genre.

Basically, the songs "allowed" include one token song from Olivia Newton John (Please, Mr. Please), One token song from Helen Reddy (Angie Baby), one or two songs from Stevie Wonder, virtually NOTHING ALLOWED from great artists like Carpenters, Foreigner, Stylistics, Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell, Bread, John Denver, B. J. Thomas, Maxine Nightingale, Elvis Presley, ABBA, Bee Gees, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston(well, maybe one song),Elton John (with the exception of a couple of his crappier songs?). the list goes on and on .......has the Kroger company bigwigs realized that there is a whole wide world of choices out there when playing music for their stores? Ever heard of Pandora? I-Heart Radio? Even if they couldn't come up with an agreement with some type of similar service, surely Kroger can come up with something better than what *sounds like* a cheap bottom-of-the-rack close-out bargain-basement CD collection of tired songs played over and over???

PS. On "Senior Citizens Day" the playlist is even MUCH tinier, if that is possible, with some songs played again within a TWO HOUR PERIOD!! This happened last week with "Those were the Days" by Mary Hopkin!! Come on, KROGER!!! END OF RANT!!!

Date: Jan 2, 2015

Anonymous wrote:
I am so sick of the tired music that is played in my store that I am almost at my wit's end!! Same old teeny-tiny playlist, songs played over and over and over. Some songs are played nearly every single day, or at least it seems that way. I have asked store managers and their answers are vague or 'we should bring this up to the cultural council" I was told that there are several possible genres/formats available, but ours is called a "Mix" whatever that means. Basically, the playlist is so narrow that (considering that tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of songs considered "hits" have been recorded in the US alone just in the last 40 years) my Kroger has a list that can't be more than 1 half of 1 percent of hits made in that time period. Seems like about 100 songs or less on the playlist. Perhaps more, but I haven't heard a single "new" song in the last several months. So-called "country" music plays up til around 7:00 am, then it switches over to this "mix" which is mostly rock and rather "hard" rock that does not appeal to ALOT of our shoppers, a good percentage of whom are in their 60s, 70s and 80s. The selection of songs seems specially chosen to annoy older shoppers and irritate employees (well, the employees who have not yet been reduced to mindless drones who go about their work like zombies). A few disco songs (about 6) are included in the playlist: 1) Rapture, by Blondie 2) Fly, Robin, Fly (forget who that is) 3) Candi Staton's "Young Hearts run Free" 4) Heart of Glass (Blondie) I will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) and maybe a couple others. Never mind that there were thousands of hit disco songs, some of them rather good even considering the fact that many "music experts" sneer at the genre.
Basically, the songs "allowed" include one token song from Olivia Newton John (Please, Mr. Please), One token song from Helen Reddy (Angie Baby), one or two songs from Stevie Wonder, virtually NOTHING ALLOWED from great artists like Carpenters, Foreigner, Stylistics, Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell, Bread, John Denver, B. J. Thomas, Maxine Nightingale, Elvis Presley, ABBA, Bee Gees, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston(well, maybe one song),Elton John (with the exception of a couple of his crappier songs?). the list goes on and on .......has the Kroger company bigwigs realized that there is a whole wide world of choices out there when playing music for their stores? Ever heard of Pandora? I-Heart Radio? Even if they couldn't come up with an agreement with some type of similar service, surely Kroger can come up with something better than what *sounds like* a cheap bottom-of-the-rack close-out bargain-basement CD collection of tired songs played over and over???
PS. On "Senior Citizens Day" the playlist is even MUCH tinier, if that is possible, with some songs played again within a TWO HOUR PERIOD!! This happened last week with "Those were the Days" by Mary Hopkin!! Come on, KROGER!!! END OF RANT!!!

Country music only plays between 6 AM and 7 AM at my store. As far as disco songs go, "Heart of Glass" is a good song. I wish they played one of the longer versions though. I've never cared for "I Will Survive". I remember they used to play "Fernando" by Abba. The other Helen Reddy song they play sometimes is "You and Me Against the World". Personally I like "Those Were the Days My Friend", especially the big ending. The one song I am tired of is "Manic Monday". Most of the time I can't hear what's playing. So I only catch little snippets of songs. I do notice that some songs will twice almost within the same hour while others are only heard once every few days.

Date: Jan 3, 2015

You said:

"Country music only plays between 6 AM and 7 AM at my store. As far as disco songs go, "Heart of Glass" is a good song. I wish they played one of the longer versions though. I've never cared for "I Will Survive". I remember they used to play "Fernando" by Abba. The other Helen Reddy song they play sometimes is "You and Me Against the World". Personally I like "Those Were the Days My Friend", especially the big ending. The one song I am tired of is "Manic Monday". Most of the time I can't hear what's playing. So I only catch little snippets of songs. I do notice that some songs will twice almost within the same hour while others are only heard once every few days."

Yeah, I like "Those were the Days" also, but it's only played on Senior Citizen's day (Thursday at my store) but my point is that even considering I DO like a few of the songs they include, the playlist is SO CONSTRICTED that I get sick of hearing even them so ridiculously often. Repetition becomes obnoxious. NOT very uplifting to the employees.........if a particular customer comes in only once a week or so, he or she may not be aware of how narrow and tiresome the playlist is.

Does anyone have ANY idea how/who decides on the music playlists? It 'smells' like the limited "likes" of one person,maybe two at the most. Someone in "corporate" who is given way too much power??

Other artists that seem to be BANNED (or reduced to one song) include Barry Manilow, Simon & Garfunkel, Diana Ross, The Eagles, Crystal Gayle, Johnny Cash, Air Supply, Jim Croce, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Roberta Flack, Neil Sedaka, Lobo, Don McLean, James Taylor, The 5th Dimension, Kim Carnes, Fleetwood Mac, Barbra Streisand, Andy Gibb, Commodores, Chic, Donna Summer, Queen, Spinners, John Cougar Mellencamp, Chic, Gino Vanelli, Eddie Rabbitt, Willie Nelson, Carole King, America, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Charlie Rich, Ray Stevens, Captain & Tennille, Franki Valli, Paul Anka, Eric Carmen, Ronnie Milsap, Pointer Sisters, Rita Coolidge, Marilyn McCoo, Yvonne Elliman, Kansas, and a thousand others..........

Sorry for the boring list.......but just to get my point across!

Date: Jan 17, 2015

You're thinking of "Sexy Boy" by Air.

Date: Jan 19, 2015

I will say this - I came from a store that played terrible music all the time, to one that plays music I would choose. And that is really nice.

my old store played the same stuff most of you are complaining about, with the occasional White Stripes or Talking Heads song thrown in. Where I am at now will play Madness, Wilco, The Cure, The Clash, Social Distortion...it makes me happy.

mega-kitteh · Guru

herbert wrote:
there's this one song that never fails, hear it everyday and makes me want to scream, it's the one about the cat in the cradle at the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man in the moon.... YUCK! @anonymous, our store has none of the ones you listed:( we have -among many others--- Green Day - Time of your life Fastball - the way bon jovi - it's my life marc cohn - walking in memphis All 4 one - I swear incubus - drive semisonic - closing time santana - maria maria brian mcknight - back at one avril lavigne - sk8r boi bsb - as long as you love me there's a woman singer version of "Sweet Child O Mine" fffffuuuuuuuuccc basically out of 100 or so songs maybe there's 5 decent ones. feels bad man

When ya comin' home son, I don't know when, but we'll be together then.... Ya know we'll have a good time then.

other songs that are OVERPLAYED at my store:

Stereotype

invisible

welcome to my life

WE NEED NEW SONGS!!! NOT THIS CRAP!!

Date: Mar 20, 2015

Anonymous wrote:
Whats that song that has a women singing, has a cool trance like beat. And the only lyrics in the song sound like she's saying "sexy mind" The song is catchy and wanted to find it, but with no luck

Sexy Boy - Air

Date: Mar 25, 2015

We must not forget Man in the Mirror by MJ. 1,3,5 & 7 pm EVERYDAY furious

4hourrush · Guru

Anonymous wrote:
We must not forget Man in the Mirror by MJ. 1,3,5 & 7 pm EVERYDAY

Did you go out and engage?

Date: Mar 25, 2015

? I don't follow.

Date: Mar 25, 2015

4hourrush wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
We must not forget Man in the Mirror by MJ. 1,3,5 & 7 pm EVERYDAY
Did you go out and engage?

? I don't follow

4hourrush · Guru

Anonymous wrote:
4hourrush wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
We must not forget Man in the Mirror by MJ. 1,3,5 & 7 pm EVERYDAY
Did you go out and engage?
? I don't follow

When that song comes on at 1,3,5, and 7pm, we are supposed to go out on the floor and engage with customers.

This might only be a Dayton area thing.

Date: Mar 27, 2015

I'm cinci area. I was never told that. I'm a salad bar/produce clerk so I'm usually in the back.

Date: Jul 13, 2015

I'm looking for a song. I believe the chorus is.... Breathing doesn't come until you leave the room. It's played at most Kroger stores.

Con Dollins · Member

Really, it's kinda hard to top the Nolan Ryan "GAAHRR-may" burgers spot, though, isn't it? (Too bad it plays only eleven times an hour.)

Nolan really flung a no-hitter on that one: just 27 takes, and pretty much many of the sounds are recognizable English words.

. . . when you. use. your Korger loyalty cord. And that's a still!

Date: Sep 10, 2015

Oh my god!!!

I've noticed that Kroger changed their playlist and I have this song stuck in my head and I cannot find it anywhere.

I've been trying to listen to the lyrics and all I've managed to hear is "wherever go are" I think it follows with " I will find you" it sounds like its paramore but I dont know...

HELP

hj · Newbie

what is this song the lyics will or wont you dance with me sound 1980sh

kroagrr · Guru

RE: Sonic Torture at your store?

Date: Feb 20, 2016

RE: music at your store?

Date: Feb 20, 2016

ASCAP fees are primarily the reason we are restricted on what plays. Everything on the playlists have to be public domain, and only the most tired garbage pop becomes public domain.

Date: Mar 17, 2016

I'm looking for the song that plays at my store.

Lyrics are...

Breathing doesn't come until you leave the room. It's hard to believe it has to be true. Breathing doesn't start when you're in the room. You making me dizzy without even trying.

ProduceDumbass · Veteran Member

Anonymous wrote:
ASCAP fees are primarily the reason we are restricted on what plays. Everything on the playlists have to be public domain, and only the most tired garbage pop becomes public domain.

Nope, that garbage pop is still copyrighted. In-store music services like InStore get licenses from the rightsholders (i.e. the record labels) so that they can broadcast the songs in stores that contract with them.

Date: Mar 20, 2016

I need help with a song played at my store...

Been a long time since I've saw you. I hope you the same as I left you. Been a long time since I've needed you now...... Comin back home to you

kroagrr · Guru

RE: Sonic Torture at your store?

UC151 · Guru

RE: music at your store?

Date: Apr 11, 2016

Someone please tell me the song at Kroger that the woman sings "I just wanted to be your partner" It sounds like judy collins or joan beaz, but it's probably neither I don't know

Date: Apr 29, 2016

OK, you wanna know...It's "Harbor", not partner...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKDXe0FP2wc

And you might just recognize these, as well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsxzW7ZLv2g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzBruRwBltE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7J_IWUhls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4uhCR-GHc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3_OoBk2oX8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjgDuImuD_4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO1Y37bl2ZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsxPW6i3pM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0U0AlLVqpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Qvb7q9Nm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU1sIK5TZl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEj4cRhm3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZnE9HaCMCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fy6WbaQ3j4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueb0YXv7WTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBF6IV8W-80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98suockACz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_6WNnFtTtg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_9dUnUkyI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyut3GyQtn0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiwqYcoVTU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6BafxPK5pE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZIuFaFEik4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnOSjTm96nw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4DiAyExN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sk-_UTYk00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLw45oAuD0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCJ5u2AJHyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-M1AtrxztU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKiKJ8FYoA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EQMVTTW1Sk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnQbyj27-oY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NZ069bovUw

Listen to those, and I think they might clear up a few earworms for you guys...And you're welcome!

Date: Apr 29, 2016

It's a lovely little song called "Harbor" by Vienna Teng

I tried posting some links, but here's a written list of a few more, in case you missed them...

1. AUDREY Once Upon A Time

2. BACKSTREET BOYS Crawling Back To You

3. TEGAN AND SARA Goodbye, Goodbye

4. GINAMARK I Like Everything About You

5. JOEL MERCADO Superman's Outta Town

6. HEY MONDAY How You Love Me Now

7. PARAMORE The Only Exception

8. KARMINA The Kiss

9. BONNIE RAITT Silver Lining

10. JIMMY EAT WORLD The Middle

11. TRAIN Meet Virginia

12. JOSH GROBAN You're Still You

13. ANNA NALICK Breathe (2AM)

14. LAUREN DAIR OWENS Stereotype

15. AMY CONRAD Clarity

16. CHRISTINA PERRI Jar Of Hearts

17. DAVID COOK Come Back To Me

18. MICHELLE BRANCH Breathe

19. MICHELLE BRANCH Crazy Ride

20. BB MAK Out Of My Heart, Into Your Head

21. TELEPOPMUSIK Breathe

22. DAVID NAIL Someone Like You

23. PAUL CARRACK Eyes Of Blue (Remastered Version from "I Know That Name")(Reggae version)

24. VANESSA HUDGENS Come Back To Me

25. ALY & AJ Rush

26. HILARY DUFF Come Clean

27. HILARY DUFF Fly

28. DAVE BARNES Little Lies

29. TOLLAK OLLESTAD Northern Lights

30. QUEEN LATIFAH Poetry Man

Check 'em out...Hopefully, they'll clear up a few more earworms for you!

Date: Apr 30, 2016

And here we go...PART TWO of my list!

1. THE CARRIERS All Or Nothing

2. A FINE FRENZY Whisper

3. JACK RUSSELL (Great White singer) For You

4. KURT HOWELL Does Love Not Open Your Eyes

5. 3 DOORS DOWN Here Without You

6. V.V. BROWN Shark In The Water

7. GEORGE MICHAEL & PAUL MCCARTNEY Heal The Pain

8. ONEREPUBLIC Apologize

9. EDDIE MONEY I'll Get By

10. MAROON 5 Misery

11. GYM CLASS HEROES Cupid's Chokehold (samples SUPERTRAMP'S Breakfast In America)

12. SHAUN BARROWES Light Of The Day/Dark Of The Night

13. JUSTIN CURRIE (Del Amitri singer) If I Ever Loved You

14. MARC BROUSSARD Rock Steady

15. JEFF LYNNE'S ELO When I Was A Boy

16. BASIA Love Is Contagious

17. BASIA Promises

18. GORDON LIGHTFOOT Love And Maple Syrup

19. GORDON LIGHTFOOT Rainy Day People

20. DEEP BLUE SOMETHING Breakfast At Tiffany's

21. AVRIL LAVIGNE Nobody's Home

22. BARENAKED LADIES You Run Away

23. JOSH KELLEY Almost Honest

24. JOSH KELLEY Everybody Wants You

25. BILLY JOEL Summer/Highland Falls

26. BILLY JOEL & RAY CHARLES Baby Grand

27. SHERYL CROW & STING Always On Your Side

28. TRAIN Cab

29. TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister

30. TRAIN Calling All Angels

And yes, you've heard all of those, too!

Date: May 2, 2016

And again, you have INDEED heard every single one of these...May I present PART THREE of my list!

1. NATALIE GRANT The Real Me

2. ANNA KENDRICK Cups (When I'm Gone) (From "Pitch Perfect")

3. PINK Trouble

4. THE WANTED Glad You Came

5. THE SCRIPT feat. will.i.am Hall Of Fame

6. KRISTINE W. The Wonder Of It All

7. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB What You Know

8. YAEL NAIM New Soul

9. FRANZ FERDINAND Do You Want To?

10. TIMBALAND feat. KATY PERRY If We Ever Meet Again

11. CLEAN BANDIT feat. JESS GLYNNE Rather Be

12. DAN FOGELBERG Rhythm Of The Rain (Cascades cover)

13. WESTLIFE Tonight

14. STAIND So Far Away

15. GLENN MEDEIROS feat. LEESA MILLER Knocking At Your Door

16. BILLY OCEAN Here's To You

17. EL DEBARGE Lost Without Her Love

18. DOOBIE BROTHERS Toulouse Street

19. DELANEY AND BONNIE Only You Know And I Know

20. BILLY OCEAN Love Is Forever

21. JEWEL Goodbye Alice In Wonderland

22. THE REMBRANDTS My Own Way

23. ARLO GUTHRIE City Of New Orleans

24. JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

25. JACK JOHNSON Breakdown

26. MELISSA MANCHESTER Walk On By

27. PAUL MCCARTNEY No More Lonely Nights

28. JULIO IGLESIAS & STEVIE WONDER My Love

29. SEAL Walk On By

30. DIONNE WARWICK Trains, Boats & Planes

Date: May 13, 2016

And then there are these...You know you've heard them, sometimes over and over again like a constant drone...Some of them are a little obscure...No matter, though...If you're wondering about a song, it just might be listed here...

1. COBRA STARSHIP You Make Me Feel

2. HOOBASATANK Disappear

3. THE WILD FEATHERS I'm Alive

4. ASHLEE SIMPSON Invisible

5. PHIL DUTRA She Walks Away

6. PHIL DUTRA (Let Me Be Your) Superman

7. PHIL COLLINS Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

8. PHIL COLLINS Uptight

9. PHIL COLLINS Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer

10. FIVE FOR FIGHTING Slice

11. ART GARFUNKEL/JAMES TAYLOR Wonderful World

12. EMMY ROSSUM Slow Me Down

13. CHRIS RICE When Did You Fall

14. JEWEL Words Get In The Way

15. MICHAEL KISUR Slip Away

16. NINE DAYS Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)

17. OWL CITY Vanilla Twilight

18. OWL CITY Fireflies

19. SECRETS IN STEREO Happy

20. SECRETS IN STEREO Take You Away

21. SECRETS IN STEREO Beautiful

22. SECRETS IN STEREO Not Today

23. CITIZEN KING Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out)

24. NEON TREES Animal

25. ONEREPUBLIC Secrets

26. JACK JOHNSON Upside Down

27. MICHELLE SHOCKED Anchorage

28. DEMI LOVATO Give Your Heart A Break

29. KEANE Somewhere Only We Know

30. ANNE MURRAY Now And Forever (You And Me)

Date: May 21, 2016

I believe the artist and song are Michael Kisur 'Fire Inside.'

Date: May 21, 2016

I believe the artist and song are Michael Kisur 'Fire Inside.'

It's like some kind of fever, when it comes the fear is gone

You had it in youall along

When it comes it comes out strong

You own the rights to where you belong

Just some of the lyrics. Hope you're happy some one replied. You can find the song at www.reverbnation.com

Date: May 25, 2016

Dizzy by Birds of New York

Date: May 25, 2016

Anonymous wrote:
I'm looking for a song. I believe the chorus is.... Breathing doesn't come until you leave the room. It's played at most Kroger stores.

Dizzy by Birds of New York

Date: Jun 22, 2016

I keep hearing a song with lyrics that sound like shoo shoo shoo shoo, anyone know it?

The Conditioner · Veteran Member

Ironically appropriate: Don't know the artist or title, but it's an urgent, dead simple tune and the lyrics"No good!" and "trouble trouble trouble" repeated over an over again. It's like an alarm in a robot factory.

My store (in the Houston area) plays mostly sappy pop, western, and Mexican. One of the Mexican pieces is a woman singing in a dramatic, almost operatic style, accompanied by dramatic strings. I'd love to know what the heck she's singing about.

And a vaguely country-ish piece I can't identify about "your hair was twirling in the wind, and you don't even care," or something thereabouts.

One excellent song I've discovered over the store PA is Imelda May's "Mayhem", which I can easily see playing in a 40s dive. I'd love to hear it without the electric instrumentation May's band uses, but it rocks as is.

Date: Aug 8, 2016

Oh, interesting that you should mention Birds Of New York! Listen to the songs "Incandescent World" and "Dreaming With The Lights On" and tell me you don't recognize those!!!